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Irregular Warfare

Irregular Warfare is a mode of conflict in which a belligerent employs indirect and asymmetric tactics—such as insurgency, terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and subversion—typically conducted by non-state or atypical armed groups or state proxies, to exploit an adversary’s vulnerabilities while avoiding direct, conventional military confrontation, thereby distinguishing it from conventional warfare within the broader category of armed conflict.

556

Publications

23.4K

Citations

711

Authors

197

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

57

Variants

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Publications

556

International System and Technologies of Rebellion: How the End of the Cold War Shaped Internal Conflict

Stathis N. Kalyvas, Laia Balcells · American Political Science Review · 2010 · 861 citations · Full text

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Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy

Eliot A. Cohen, John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt · Foreign Affairs · 2002 · 640 citations

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Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

Andrew Preston, Richard Clarke · International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis · 2004 · 475 citations

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Ghost wars: the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001

Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 448 citations

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Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice.

John M. Gates, C. E. Callwell · The Journal of Military History · 1997 · 369 citations

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Authors

711

  1. EA
    Eliot A. Cohen

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    6 publications · 894 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. YZ
    Yuri Zhukov

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 187 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. JM
    John M. Gates

    University of Rhode Island, United States

    3 publications · 409 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. EB
    Eli Berman

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    3 publications · 161 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. TF
    Theo Farrell

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 58 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

197

  1. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    99 citations

  2. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    133 citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. International College of Defence Studies

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    195 citations

  5. Naval War College

    Newport, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    97 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    296 citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    258 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 62 publications · 4K citations

    31

    h-index

  2. Foreign Affairs

    20 publications · 1.4K citations

    17

    h-index

  3. Small Wars and Insurgencies

    20 publications · 575 citations

    15

    h-index

  4. The Journal of Military History

    15 publications · 980 citations

    13

    h-index

  5. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 18 publications · 431 citations

    13

    h-index

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